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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

AMOS JACOBS, OF ITHACA, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMos JACOBS, of the town of Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Vashing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, in which- Figure I, is a general sectional view of my machine; Fig. II, a vertical or perpendicular view of my tub, and tubs. Fig. III, is a side View of my machine.

The nature of my invention consists in so arranging the tub and dasher, that the former shall be rotated by the latter, as herem described.

To enable other skilled in washing by machinery to make and use my invention, I will proceed and describe its construction and operation.

In Fig. l, X, X, with the sides toward B, B and B, B, is an outward tub, or other support. In it the tub Y, Y, is suspended by means of the shaft, T, on which said tub revolves, supported by the points W, W. Z, is a cover to one, or both of said tubs, made thick and stout to support, as in the drawing, an oscillatory engine, though any other mechanical means may be used to move the dasher and tub Y, Y. The oscillating engine is supported by the columns M, and Q, by means of the points or journals R, and R, R. Similar supports or eontrivances may support a crank or other means when no engine is used. The dotted lines show the various positions which the piston, and the dasher V, occupies. II, the piston rod that connects with the dasher or beater. The dasher is made thus: V, is a wood plate, or dasher or beater, so shaped as to strike at any angle; and with or without holes or other contrivances of the ordinary hand dasher. U, U, is a spring that is fastened by its ends to the piston rod, though 16,567, dated February 3, 185'?.

whether said spring be used or not is not considered as essential.

Fig. II, is a perpendicular view of the tub. It represents it in its surrounding tub, and as having its bottom perforated by holes, to allow t-he escape of sediment, and water. Fig. III, is designed to show the Obliquity of the acting force, and its object, which is to cause the dasher so to impinge or strike the clothes or other articles, as not only to wash them, but also cause the inner tub to revolve on vits aXis T, Fig. I.

It will be seen that a portion of the tub is represented as cut away further to show the Obliquity ofthe stroke and its object. The manner of using the machine is as follows: Into the inner and outer tubs I put water so as to lill them to the red dotted line a, Fig. I,y or to any other desirable depth. Next opening the stop cock N, I admit steam to the bottom of the outer tub, and suliiciently'heat the water. When the water is heated, or while heating I put the clothes or other articles, wit-h or without soap and other materials, into the inner tub, and spread them over the perforated bottom of the inner tub. And when ready I move by hand the engine off of the dead point, or otherwise start'the engine. The engine by acting so strikes, by means of the dasher, the clothes or articles, that they are washed; and the inner tub is made to revolve.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The combination of an oblique beater or dasher, with a tub, constructed substantially as described; in such a manner thatthe stroke of the dasher or beater causes the tub or vessel to revolve; for` the purposes of washing, cleaning, stamping and rinsing clothes.

AMOS JACOBS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL I. PARKER, E. E. HEATH. 

